40.779°N, 73.969°W · station NYCthr · 158 years of record
63°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for New York-Central Park.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at New York-Central Park — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#106 / 157
coldest Sep 2 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
51°F
set in 1886
Mildest Sep 2 ever
78°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 68°F — 106th coldest Sep 2 of 157 years · record 51°F (1886) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#110 / 157
coldest Sep 3 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
50°F
set in 1885
Mildest Sep 3 ever
78°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 68°F — 110th coldest Sep 3 of 157 years · record 50°F (1885) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 157
coldest Sep 4 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
47°F
set in 1883
Mildest Sep 4 ever
78°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 70°F — 131st coldest Sep 4 of 157 years · record 47°F (1883) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#99 / 157
coldest Sep 5 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
47°F
set in 1872
Mildest Sep 5 ever
77°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 67°F — 99th coldest Sep 5 of 157 years · record 47°F (1872) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 156
coldest Sep 6 in 156 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1883
Mildest Sep 6 ever
78°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 64°F — 73rd coldest Sep 6 of 156 years · record 49°F (1883) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#65 / 157
coldest Sep 7 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
48°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
79°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 63°F — 65th coldest Sep 7 of 157 years · record 48°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 157
coldest Sep 8 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
46°F
set in 1888
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 2015
Forecast low 64°F — 78th coldest Sep 8 of 157 years · record 46°F (1888) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at New York-Central Park in each calendar month, and for the whole 1869–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
72°FJan 26, 1950
-6°FJan 24, 1882
Feb
78°FFeb 21, 2018
-15°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
86°FMar 29, 1945
3°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
96°FApr 18, 1976
12°FApr 1, 1923
May
99°FMay 19, 1962
32°FMay 6, 1891
Jun
101°FJun 29, 1934
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
106°FJul 9, 1936
52°FJul 1, 1943
Aug
104°FAug 7, 1918
50°FAug 27, 1885
Sep
102°FSep 2, 1953
39°FSep 30, 1912
Oct
94°FOct 5, 1941
28°FOct 27, 1936
Nov
84°FNov 1, 1950
5°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
75°FDec 7, 1998
-13°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
106°FJul 9, 1936
-15°FFeb 9, 1934
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at New York-Central Park so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 7, 1908
Coldest high ever
2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
59°FJan 4, 1950
6°FJan 24, 1882
Feb
58°FFeb 24, 2017
4°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar
66°FMar 31, 1998
10°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
76°FApr 18, 2002
30°FApr 5, 1881
May
76°FMay 31, 1987
43°FMay 3, 1873
Jun
81°FJun 26, 1952
52°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
84°FJul 7, 1908
61°FJul 6, 1956
Aug
84°FAug 14, 1908
59°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
79°FSep 7, 1881
51°FSep 19, 1875
Oct
75°FOct 4, 1898
38°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1971
14°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
63°FDec 24, 2015
2°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
84°FJul 7, 1908
2°FDec 30, 1917
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
62 days
record run, ended Feb 3 1873
So far in 2026
53 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from New York-Central Park's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
New York-Central Park's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against New York-Central Park's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at New York-Central Park, coloured by temperature — 158 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Below the Mark
How many days a year hit a given low at New York-Central Park — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
53 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 100th most in 158 years. Normal for this point: 58. Record: 86 in 1887.
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